Chapter 20 20

During this period, Jiang Yueqin also came to the Jiang family several times. These days, she went to her grandmother's house and contacted two girls in her grandmother's village. Thinking that she could get at least 1,500 yuan this time, Jiang Yueqin was very happy and wondered if she could find two more.

Unfortunately, at this time of year, most of the older girls went out to work, and the younger ones were too young. After searching for a long time, she only found three, so she came to the Jiang family to make an appointment for departure. Unfortunately, she didn't see Jiang Liu after several visits, so she had to find Jiang's mother.

Mother Jiang is busy working in the fields during the day and is only at home during meal times. Jiang Xiao has not been home for the past few days, so there is no one to cook or sweep the fields. She is busy outside every day and still has to do housework when she comes home. She is very irritable and full of resentment towards Jiang Xiao, thinking she is too ignorant: "I can't count on her now, and I can't count on her even more when I'm old."

Mother Jiang became angrier and angrier the more she thought about it, and felt that she had given birth to this daughter in vain.

At this time, when Jiang Yueqin said that they were going to leave, she was very happy and nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, that girl has been in the mountains to accompany her grandfather these days. I will go and ask her to come down and pack her things to go with you."

"Okay, then tomorrow, I called a tricycle. At five o'clock tomorrow morning, we will go to my grandmother's house to get married and take the 6:30 bus to the neighboring city." If you take a tricycle, you can't go through the ferry. You have to go around a long mountain road to the next township. Jiang Yueqin's grandmother's house is in the next township.

Jiang Yueqin was also very happy when she confirmed that Jiang Yu would go.

After eating, Jiang's mother didn't go to the fields. She took her straw hat and hurried up the mountain.

Jiang Xi was still writing in the hut on the mountain. She had just sent out a manuscript of 40,000 yuan, and she didn't know if it would be accepted. If not, she would have to change magazines and continue to submit.

She was very confident in her writing. Not to mention that she had published several works in her previous life, she also wrote a lot of report literature required for her daily work. Her writing style had been honed a long time ago. She had a good grasp of the rhythm of the article, the control of the plot, and the setting of the baggage.

If she hadn't been a civil servant in her previous life and had the luck to hold the thigh of the leader, she actually wanted to be a full-time writer.

Jiang's mother was sweating from running. When she climbed to the mountainside, she saw Jiang Xi lying on the dining table in the hut, writing seriously.

She walked forward and grabbed Jiang Xi's arm: "Come on, follow me."

Jiang Xi was so absorbed in her writing that she didn't notice Jiang's mother's arrival. When she noticed the shadow in front of the table, her arm had been grabbed by Jiang's mother.

She struggled hard, trying to shake off Jiang's mother's big hand that was clamped around her: "Mom, what are you doing? Let me go first!"

Jiang's mother pulled her: "Don't write these useless things. Yueqin just came to tell me that she's leaving tomorrow. You should pack your clothes. The bus will be at 5 o'clock tomorrow morning."

Jiang's mother stretched out her hand and wanted to throw away what Jiang Xi had written. She didn't want Jiang Xi to continue studying. Seeing that she was still reading and writing, she knew that she hadn't given up yet, and she was angry.

Jiang Xi was quick to act. She grabbed the letter paper she had written several pages on and threw it onto the mosquito net of Grandpa Jiang's bed. It landed on top of the mosquito net and Jiang's mother couldn't get it. Jiang

Xi said, "Don't pull me. I'll walk by myself."

Jiang's mother thought that Jiang Xi couldn't escape from her palm, so she let go of her hand and said, "Wouldn't it be better if you were so sensible earlier?"

She thought that she might not be able to rely on her daughter when she got old, so she wanted her to earn more money for a few more years. She said kindly, "It's not that I don't want you to study. Your two brothers are in high school, earning 3,000 yuan a year. If you are a little older, you will earn 1,000 yuan a year." It's 4500 yuan, and I haven't even counted the living expenses. Where can we get that money at home? If you go out to work for a year, you will earn 200 yuan a month, which is 2400 yuan a year. You can bring this money back and go to school. I won't stop you."

She was determined not to let Jiang Xi spend a penny more. The 2400 yuan must be brought back without a penny less. As for whether she would go to school next year, she had stopped studying, so of course she would continue to work.

But this did not prevent her from coaxing Jiang Xi at this time.

Jiang's mother sighed, "You said I favor your two brothers. I admit that you will get married in the future, and they will support me in my old age. If I don't favor them, who else should I favor? I have to take care of your two brothers, but I really can't take care of you. If you really want to study, you should work for two more years while you are still young and save up the college fees. Otherwise, when you graduate from high school and enter college, it will be impossible for us to pay for you. I can't even support your two brothers."

Jiang's mother said, "Think carefully about what I said!"

"Don't blame me for letting you go out to work. I raised you until you were fifteen, and you went to school for so many years. Other girls go to the factory to make clothes with their parents when they are eleven or twelve. The motor machines are fast, and your hands don't have time to move, so the needles will poke several holes. Ask the girls in the village who make clothes, which finger hasn't been poked by a hole." Jiang's mother compared Jiang Liu with the girls in the village to prove how good she was to Jiang Liu.

Jiang Liu slowly packed her clothes.

The clothes on the mountain were all her clothes from previous years, all too small and worn out, but there was no other way. She didn't have more than two sets of clothes. These few days in the mountain, she could only take out her old small clothes, modify them, and put them on. Fortunately,

she was thin, and it was still summer, so she could barely fit into them.

Jiang's mother got angry when she saw how slow she was. She reached out and snatched her clothes away, stuffing them into the bag. "You are so slow to pack two pieces of clothes. If you really went to the factory, your hands would be pierced by needles in less than three days. Fortunately, you are a waitress."

Her actions were as sharp as her words. She also told her, "When you are out there, you should be more sweet-mouthed." , don't be afraid of hardship, you have to be eager to do any work so that people will like you. Look at how efficient Yueqin is at work. She has only been working for a few years and has been promoted to foreman. "

When Jiang Xi was packing her clothes, she folded up the manuscripts she had written and put them in her pocket. Seeing that they were just a few pieces of paper, Jiang Ma didn't say anything. She reached out to close and lock the door, and inserted the key into the crack of the wall where Grandpa Jiang usually put it.

At this point, Grandpa Jiang went to patrol the mountain again.

Seeing that Jiang Xi was standing there like a wooden man, Jiang Ma pulled her again in anger and said, "Let's go!" and went down the mountain in a hurry.

Jiang Xi and Jiang Ma were like water and fire.

Jiang Wu is the quietly flowing water, and Jiang Ma is like the blazing fire. The two of them, one in front and one behind, form a very sharp contrast.

When they got home, Jiang Ma went into Jiang Wu's room again, helped her pack her winter clothes and her daily necessities, and put them in a snakeskin bag. She also gave her an empty can to fill a bottle of water and a bag of hot pot. "There is no money at home, and I won't give you money. Haven't you been selling crayfish these days? Buy your own train ticket, and don't buy food on the way. Just make some hot pot." "Ba is more filling than rice. When you get there, it's a hotel. The leftovers are enough to fill you up."

In the rural earthen stove, there is always some bacon left at the bottom of the pot. The Jiang family has the habit of cooking bacon on the kang. They are afraid that Jiang Song and Jiang Bai will not have enough to eat at school, so Jiang's father and mother will bake two pots of bacon every day and save them for Jiang Song and Jiang Bai to take to school.

Grandpa Jiang will also bake bacon for Jiang Xi.

Seeing that Jiang Wu remained silent, Jiang's mother got angry and poked Jiang Wu's forehead with her index finger: "Did you hear me talking to you? You are like this and can't say a word. I really don't know what you can do in the future. It's a good thing this happened at home. If you go to your husband's house in the future, you would be beaten to death and wouldn't even say a word. You just argue with me all day long."

After knowing that Jiang Wu was willing to go to work, Jiang's mother calmed down. In order to let Jiang Wu bring the money back home in the future, Jiang's mother also spoke nicely to Jiang Wu at this time.

"Be smart when you're out there, you hear me? Don't be stupid all day long, listen to everything people say, and don't go out fooling around, you hear me? If I hear someone say you're out fooling around, I'll break your legs when I come back!" Jiang's mother warned her sternly, "Especially don't go out with men, you hear me?"

The worst thing about this young girl who goes out to work is that she is easily seduced by men outside. One or two of them get together with men outside at the age of 18 or 19. Jiang's mother wanted to keep Jiang Xi for two more years, so naturally she strictly stopped her from having a love affair outside. Fortunately, she

went out to work as a waitress this time. I heard from Yueqin that they were all female waitresses, and they only wanted women. Otherwise, if she got mixed up with men and was seduced by others, it would be hard to guard against.

Especially for those who work in factories, men and women are mixed together, and there is no one to watch over them. Isn't it easy to be coaxed into going?

Thinking of this, Jiang's mother felt that it would be better to be a waiter.

In the afternoon, Jiang's mother was afraid that Jiang Xi would run away, so she stayed at home to watch Jiang Xi and didn't go to the fields. Jiang Xi locked himself in the room and kept writing.

Jiang's mother was relieved to see that Jiang Xi was finally appointed.

In the evening, Jiang Yueqin came to Jiang's house again and confirmed the itinerary and time with Jiang Xiao. Seeing that Jiang's mother had really convinced Jiang Xiao, she was so happy that her face was full of smiles. She said to Jiang's mother, "Don't worry, auntie. We are from the same village. I will definitely take care of Xiao Xiao!" She then said sweetly to Jiang Xiao, "Xing Xiao, come to my door at five o'clock tomorrow morning. Don't be late!"

The bus from the next township leaves at 6:30. If you are too late, you will miss the bus. She still has two people to pick up.

It was dinner time, and Jiang's mother wanted to keep Jiang Yueqin for dinner. Jiang Yueqin didn't hesitate and sat down. Jiang's mother urged Jiang Xi to cook, "The dry pot of river clams and snails you cooked last time was delicious, let's make that!" Anyway, it's not worth the money.

Jiang Xi didn't want to go, and Jiang's father came back. His pants and legs were covered with mud. In addition to a basket of lobsters, he was holding a black fish weighing almost two kilograms in a straw.

Seeing Jiang Yueqin coming, she greeted her: "Yueqin is here?"

Jiang's mother said with a smile: "Yueqin will leave tomorrow morning. She is here to pick up Xiaoxiao. The car will be at 5 o'clock tomorrow morning."

Jiang's father was silent for a moment and put down the basket in his hand: "I just caught a grass carp on the river beach. I will cook it for you. Yueqin, don't leave, let's eat together."

Jiang Xiao likes to eat fish. She had told Jiang's father about the method of pickled fish before. She borrowed a pile of pickled cabbage from her aunt next door.

Rural people cook fish very simply by frying both sides, then adding water and seasonings and cooking.

It was the first time that Jiang Yueqin saw someone slice fish into thin slices, especially Jiang's father's knife skills, which were quite good.

She watched as Jiang's father marinated the fish slices first, and then fried the fish head and bones. After washing the fish slices, he actually added egg white. She had never seen this method before.

Jiang Xi was still instructing Jiang's father: "Put the pickled cabbage in the pot and fry it to remove the moisture."

When the last pot of fish was cooked, Jiang Yueqin thought it was over, but Jiang Xi instructed Jiang's father to sprinkle mashed garlic, dried chili peppers, white sesame seeds, garlic leaves, and peppercorns on the fish slices, and then poured hot oil on them. Immediately, the domineering aroma was aroused, and Jiang Yueqin exclaimed again and again: "Wow, my second uncle's cooking skills are too good. This is the first time I have heard of this." "I never knew fish could be cooked like this before!"

Jiang Xi suddenly looked at her sideways and asked, "Aren't you a waitress in a hotel? You don't know about pickled fish, do you?"

Jiang Yueqin, a rural girl, was taken away. Although she stayed in a nightclub with bright lights and wine, her food and accommodation were arranged by someone, and she was not allowed to go out on weekdays. If Jiang Yueqin hadn't stayed there for a long time and said she wanted to go home and bring a few sisters over, how could she come back in the middle of the year?

Moreover, they all worked at night and slept during the day. She saved all the money she earned and brought it home to her parents. She had never eaten in a proper hotel. Even if she ate, it was at a snack stand or with a box lunch. How could she know about pickled fish?

She was stumped by the question and stammered, "I... our hotel sells foreign liquor..., yes! Foreign liquor, that's what foreigners drink, and the dishes are of course foreign dishes! Do you know what foreign dishes are? Foreigners eat steak and French fries!"

Their nightclub really has steak and French fries, and she has eaten them before. They were leftovers from the guests, and she tasted them secretly.

She raised her chin proudly: "Steak and French fries, have you ever eaten them?"

"Amazing!" Jiang Xi asked curiously: "Then your hotel must be very famous, what's its name?"

"Paris... Grand Hotel de Paris!" When she mentioned the word "Paris", her chin was raised even higher.

"Yeah." Jiang Xia nodded, and suddenly asked her: "Isn't it called Little Paris Nightclub?"

"You told me last time that it was called Little Paris Nightclub." She tilted her head and asked Jiang's father in confusion: "Dad, what does nightclub mean?"